What color is #C3C0AE?

#C3C0AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Stone Fortress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3C0AE?

The RGB value is 195, 192, 174: 195 red, 192 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C0AE?

The complementary color is #AEB1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C0AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C0AE color

#C3C0AE rgb(195, 192, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3C0AE is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 75.3% green and 68.2% blue (195, 192, 174).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Stone Fortress (#C5C0B0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#C3C0AE color codes

HEX	`#C3C0AE`
RGB	`rgb(195, 192, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 75.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.49, -2.09, 9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.49, 9.68, 102.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.994, 52.358, 47.561)`
Decimal	`12828846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C0AE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C3C0AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C0AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C3C0AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c0ae; }
.text { color: #c3c0ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c0ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 192 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c0ae, #bbc3ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C3C0AE?: #C3C0AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Stone Fortress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3C0AE?: The RGB value is 195, 192, 174: 195 red, 192 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C0AE?: The complementary color is #AEB1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C0AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.